The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Swamp huckleberries are scarce and sell
in Elmer for so cts. to ST. 90 n bucket.
The County Medical Society will hold
their regular meeting in Woodstown next
Wednesday.
SITUATION WANTED.-To shovel snow.
Satisfied with low wages. Inquire right
here-and now.
A telephone has been put in, connecting
the First National Bank with the residence
of Cashier Flitcraft.
The meetings of the w. CT. T., arenow
held on Friday evenings, at their room
in Turner's building.
The residence of Mrs. Harker OIL Salem
street, has been improved by the applica-
ton of a coat of paint.
James Butcher, of Hancock's Bridge,
on Monday, sent his Indiaman colt to the
stables ofNicholas Justice for training.
The Salem County Prohibition Executive
Committee will meet August Sth, at
Woodstown, in the w. G. II. U. rooms.
A tandem tricycle., ridden by two young
men from Philadelphia. attracted consid-
cradle attention on our streets one day last
week.
W. Marshall Stevens, formerly in the
employ of E. b. Humphreys, who moved
from mere 10 tttSSt, DCl., Will itiltOfO w
Bridgeton.
As will be noticed in our advertising
columns, Bruna will make his annual OK
cursion to Cape May and Sea Isle City, on
Thursday, August 18th.
The West Jersey Railroad allotment has
been all taken, and the capital of the conf
pany, including the new stock, will now
approximate 81, 100000.
Sunday evening, August Cd, at the Bap-
fist church there will be an interesting
blackboard exercise conducted by the
pastor, Rev. w. i. Cornwall.
Fogg 6 Richman offer for sale a good
farm near Oakland station, Salem rail-
road, on easy terms. See their card. They
can also sell you eligible building lots in
the Borough.
A 'sVictor safety" a low bicycle with
wheels of equal size, is the latest novelty
in the bicycle line appearing in Woods
town. It was ridden by Mr.. Petit, of
Philadelphi ia.
The Borough authorities are filling up
the road bed on the Main street, from J.
NJ. Bricks residence, to the bridge over
Chestnut run, with gravel from the pits of
Jehu l.. Allen, in the adjoining meadow.
We met a lady friend yesterday after
noon Fastening up the street. We asked
her .swhither bound,'' to which she re-
Piled. sto the North Pole" We met her
later and she said she had changed her
mind"
George W. Ayres & Son have rented
their Grist mill on Fifth street, Salem, to
Edward Dixon, of Pocomoke City, Mary
land. and Oakford House, who will leave
his position at our station to take charge
of this enterprise.
If things keep on the 'boy" who 'stood
on the burning deck" will have to give
place in the annals of human bravery and
daring to the baseball umpire. In these
days with the umpire the post of duty
is indeed "the post of danger"
III. D. Flanagan of Salem, the popular
instructor in music and singing. will COM
mence the fall term of his Woodstown
music class Sept. Sd. His class room is at
Mrs. Smith IIewitt's. Parties desiring in
struction in vocal or Instrumental music
will do. we'll to make early application.
He can be addressed at Salem, N. j.
John G. Nensteal, while digging in his
lot in the rear of his carriage shops yester-
day, %upturned a loggerheads nest with IS
eggs therein, some of which contained
young loggerheads. One of them was a
double one looking like an elongated hens
egg, with a depression around the centre.
It contained two loggerheads in ''embryo"
A committee to confer with a Salem
county committee was appointed at the
meeting of the Gloucester county Free
holders on Thursday Of last week, to de-
termine in regard to the bridge on the
Swedesboro road, oyer Oldmans creek.
The joint committee met on Wednesday
and ordered the bridge repaired under the
direction of Freeholders' Humphreys and
Hazleton.